This study analyzes the impact of the Poultry Extension and
Training Subproject (PETS) on the village household in North Yemen.
The subproject was funded by the U.S. Agency for International
Development and implemented by Oregon State University
The primary goal of this study was to determine the impact of
the subproject by using a survey conducted among 130 village women.
The questionnaire used in the survey was designed to determine
changes in consumption and production, management practices and the
effect of extension information. There were three major discoveries
uncovered in the survey: (1) management practices were not
significantly influenced by PETS personnel; (2) the project was not
the only source of Golden Comet pullets; and (3) the use of egg-laying
pullets did help increase egg production and consumption.
A secondary goal of this study was to analyze the project
design and a 1984 evaluation in order to understand how the project
could have been more effective in its purpose. It was found that
although the project designers used the USAID "logframe" and
conducted a social soundness analysis prior to project
implementation, too little research was conducted about subsistence
poultry care and the role of rural women in agriculture. Success of
the project was based on several unfounded assumptions which
prevented the subproject from having a more positive impact on
traditional poultry farmers. / Graduation date: 1989
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/26870 |
| Date | 27 April 1988 |
| Creators | Payne, Loretta M. |
| Contributors | Martin, Michael V. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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